Beasley faces tougher second year at South Carolina Legislature
Gov. David Beasley confronts a harder session with more diverse opinions in the 1996 legislature. Despite some high profile failures, supporters call the year productive while critics say he did not push top issues like economic development taxes or education with a strong hand. Beasley supports full day kindergarten only after Senate budget inclusion.
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Note Prompts Redistricting Questions in South Carolina
A federal judge cites a 1994 Justice Department memo phrase screw white boy Democrats as evidence race was used to redraw state Senate and House maps. John Ruoff, a demographer associated with the maps, faces scrutiny as Sen. Greg Smith and allies challenge the districts amid changing party lines.
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